Re: boost141 and stability of Boost API?

Haïkel Guémar <karlthered@xxxxxxxxx> · Sun, 29 Sep 2013 09:32:31 +0200



    Le 29/09/2013 05:44, Dave Johansen a
      écrit :

    
        I just noticed that the boost141 package had been
          previously available in Fedora, but it has since been removed
          ( https://fedorahosted.org/rel-eng/ticket/5291
          ). I'm not familiar with the recent changes in Boost, but is
          the API stable enough to support a package to build on EL 5/6
          and Fedora?

        
        Thanks,

        Dave

      
    No, you shouldn't assume that.

    Some Boost libraries often break the API in subtle ways (like
    changing the whole exception hierarchy), or may provide different
    versions of the API (ie: filesystem provides only API v2 in 1.41 and
    since 1.50 only API v3).

    You also have to check which libraries are used which may set the
    lower version required to build your package. 

    
    You may have to provide a newer boost in EPEL, or patch your package
    to compile under both versions.

    
    H.

  
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